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Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective hydrolysis of bis(acyloxymethyl) 1,4- dihydro-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylates leading to optically active medicines
Ebiike, Hirosato,Maruyama, Kaori,Yamazaki, Yukiyoshi,Hirose, Yoshihiko,Kariya, Kinya,Sasaki, Ikuharu,Kurono, Yoshiaki,Terao, Yoshiyasu,Achiwa, Kazuo
, p. 863 - 868 (2007/10/03)
Chiral 4-aryl-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylates and 1,4-dihydro-2,4,6-trimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate have been obtained in 80-99%ee by lipase catalyzed hydrolysis of bis(acyloxymethyl) 1,4-dihydro- 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate in an H2O/organic solvent system. These chiral dihydropyridines were readily converted into chiral drugs, such as nicardipine, felodipine and PCA 4248.